by Dawn | Apr 9, 2016 | family, Frugal Living & Sustainability, Parenting, sustainability
All you really need in life is a box and some tape. “No! Don’t recycle, Mom! I need them.” The stack of Amazon boxes reminds Declan of Christmas. I scowl–forty rainforests died because I ordered a few glass bottles. I love the magic of...
by Dawn | Apr 6, 2016 | food, Frugal Living & Sustainability, self-improvement, simplicity
1:30PM, EST. Kombucha tasting day. I opened the crock. The kombucha was there, bubbling away. “In 7-10 days taste with a straw. Don’t be alarmed if the liquid is cloudy. That’s part of the natural fermentation cycle.” There are a lot of...
by Dawn | Mar 27, 2016 | Parenting, religion
I told Declan the story of the Passover and Easter. Again. I do this every year. This year I tried a little bit harder. Declan usually demands candy when I say “Easter.” This year he upped his game. “Mom was Jesus a zombie?”...
by Dawn | Mar 1, 2016 | politics
For those we deny the American Dream: A lesson about discrimination “They’re going to deport my mom,” she said. If you’ve ever taught a class with recent and first-generation immigrants, you’ve heard this–heard about the people...
by Dawn | Feb 4, 2016 | Frugal Living & Sustainability, Parenting
“Thank you for your order. Total: 12 pounds.” Wait–I’m not British. I don’t have a pound in my pocket, just a few extras around the waist. It seemed my kid sent somebody in Manchester, England a pizza over the internet. It cost about...
